On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 10:37:57AM +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote: > On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 11:39:30PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > And 4. They're not allowed to by regulations, eg wireless hardware > > whose firmware cannot be distributed by FCC rule. > > I'm pretty sure that FUD got killed last time someone (perhaps you, even) > raised it. From memory, the FCC rules only state that there must be a means > for effectively preventing the modification of the firmware used in the > device. Obscurity is not the only means of doing that.
OK, my mistake. I read that on here and didn't see it shot down. I never raised it myself. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
